Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to Manchester United fans after Leicester win

Cristiano Ronaldo thanked the Manchester United fanbase for their support after Erik ten Hag's side secured their third successive victory in the Premier League with a win over Leicester City on Thursday night.

The away side took the lead in the 23rd minute through Jadon Sancho, who calmly rounded Foxes shot-stopper Danny Ward before slotting the ball into an empty net.

It is the first time since December that United have won three matches on the spin, with the victory over Brendan Rodgers' side sending the club up to fifth in the table after five games.

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Ten Hag opted for an attacking trio of Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Elanga, with Ronaldo once again having to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench after failing to secure a move away from Old Trafford in the summer transfer window.

The Portuguese international went close to grabbing his first goal of the campaign with an audacious overhead kick, however, his effort went just wide of the goal.

Following the match, Ronaldo posted an image of himself after the full-time whistle on his Instagram story, alongside the caption: "Thank you for your support".

The 37-year-old also celebrated United's victory over Leicester with another post on Instagram, posting a picture of himself alongside Casemiro. Ronaldo wrote: "Great victory!"

Casemiro, who also sent out a message celebrating United’s victory, replied to Ronaldo's photo, posting two fist emojis in response to his former Real Madrid teammate.

Despite Ronaldo wanting to leave United this summer, Ten Hag scotched at the suggestion that the forward could have a "bit-part role" at United this season.

"As we said that," Ten Hag said of